Epsilon Nu Tau () is a

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co-educational college

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for students interested in

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. It was established at the

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in 2008 and has expanded to 21 universities in the United States.

History

Epsilon Nu Tau was founded on April 18, 2008, by seven students at the University of Dayton. It was founded by seven students, including James Wolf who was its first president. Its purpose is to promote ethics in business and to teach its members professionalism. The fraternity started as a coeducational group with forty members. From the beginning, its members planned on adding additional chapters. The ''Beta chapter'' was added at

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in 2010. This was followed by ''Gamma'' at

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and ''Delta'' at

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, also in 2010. Epsilon Nu Tau joined the

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in 2015.

Symbols

The Epsilon Nu Tau mottos is the Latin phrase, ''Laurus Pariter'' or " esucceed together." The fraternity's colors are green and aqua.

Membership

The fraternity is open to students of all majors. It is coed.

Chapters

Following is a list of the chapters of Epsilon Nu Tau. Active chapters are noted in bold, and inactive groups are noted in ''italics''.

National conferences

*2nd -

, November 18–19, 2011 *3rd -

California State University Fullerton California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public university in Fullerton, California. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) ...

, April 19–21, 2013 *4th -

, April 11–13, 2014 *5th -

Central Michigan University Central Michigan University (CMU) is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Established in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute, the private normal school became a state institution and renamed Cen ...

, April 10–12, 2015 *6th -

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

, April 21–24, 2016 *7th -

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, April 12–14, 2024

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